Pope Leo Honors Iran & SSPX Excommunication Threat

On this week’s Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo, Father Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal unpack the Vatican backlash over Pope Leo honoring Iran’s ambassador during an active war — and the growing controversy surrounding SSPX and renewed threats of excommunication.

The Posse also dives into the Church’s escalating synodal battles over LGBT ideology, the German bishops, and the lingering doctrinal confusion of the Francis era, asking whether a deeper crisis of authority is unfolding inside the Church.

Plus: the border wall dispute involving a New Mexico diocese, Pope Leo on science and extraterrestrial life, new discoveries tied to the apostles at Bethsaida, and Leo’s moving tribute to John Paul II at the site of the 1981 assassination attempt.